Cameron Urban
Aerospace Engineering Ph.D. Candidate
City of Ithaca, New York, United States
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Top SchoolCameron Urban is an aerospace engineering Ph.D. candidate at Cornell University specializing in bio-inspired aerial robotics, bringing nine years of hands-on experience across aerodynamics, aircraft design, machining, CAD, CFD, and additive manufacturing. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis and has applied his multidisciplinary skills during internships at MIT Lincoln Laboratory, HAX in Shenzhen, and athenaHealth. Proficient in Python, MATLAB, Java, and web languages, Cameron blends experimental lab work with computational modeling to push efficient, robust vehicle concepts inspired by nature. Notably, his background spans both industry prototyping environments and academic research, giving him a practical edge in turning biologically inspired ideas into manufacturable systems. Based in Ithaca, NY, he focuses on designing the next generation of aerial vehicles that balance performance, resilience, and real-world producibility.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Concord AcademyDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Aerospace Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at Cornell UniversityBachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Mechanical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis
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Github Skills (53)
mesh-processing10
simulation10
mesh10
open-science10
python10
toolbox10
pyvista10
dynamics10
aircraft10
mechanics10
computational-fluid-dynamics10
computational-biology10
vtk10
aerodynamics10
aerospace10
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
camUrban/PteraSoftware
Mar 2020 - Jan 2023
Contributions:23 releases, 671 commits, 7 PRs in 2 years 10 months
unmanned-aerial-vehicleflightpythonsimulationunsteady-flows
camUrban/PteraControls
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Contributions:12 commits, 14 pushes, 4 branches in 8 days
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